A group of environmentalists will be petitioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is taking keen interest in cleaning of Ganga, to pursue with UNESCO for declaration of upper region of the holy river as a World Heritage Site.
"I have already written to the Union Ministry for Water Resources and now we will petition the PM to pursue the case. I will write a letter to the PM in this regard," repor.....

After protests by the villagers in Ramana, the Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) has been dumping waste at temporary secret places, revealed the municipal commissioner.Municipal commissioner Umakant Tripathi had denied to give the name of these pl.....

A lot of it is dirty work. But I am up to the task," declared Narendra Modi a year ago when he descended on Varanasi after deciding to contest the Lok Sabha polls from the holy city.
He wasn't exaggerating when he called it "dirty work". Solid waste.....

A relative of Home Minister Rajnath Singh was shot dead in a Varanasi district village, police said on Wednesday.
According to information available, Arvind Singh, a petrol pump owner, was returning home after dropping his wife at the airport when t.....

Varanasi: Kashi Vishwanath Temple is all set to upgrade its anna kshetra by replacing the traditional kitchen with a modular one. With this face-lift, Lord Vishwanath and his disciples will soon be able to feast on choicest food prepared in a high-te.....